Waited until the last minute for Halloween costumes? Slim pickings at your local store? Fear not, there are TONS of easy, DIY costumes that you can make cheaply and easily to make for a happy kid to go trick or treating in. Here’s some of my favorites:

Cut your pipe cleaners to whatever length you desire. Luckily, each minion has a slightly different look, so you can be as creative as you like. Thread through the knit hat, go slowly and it should slip right in! Bend the pipe cleaners so they stick up however you like.

To make the goggles:

Paper towel tube

Scissors

Silver paint/brush

Black elastic

Stapler

Cut off a small section of the paper tube, 1/2 inch thick. If you cant two eyes, you can cut another section as well. Paint them silver and allow to dry. Once dry, staple together in the center. To attach to the elastic, simply staple as well. You can place on your face, or even on the hat on the forehead.

Wear a yellow long sleeve shirt, blue overalls, black gloves + boots, and you are GOOD TO GO. Minion! Thanks, MakesAndTakes.com!

Pretty easy and self-explanatory, but here’s the jist of things: Stuff the pairs of black knee socks full of plastic grocery bags, attach to hoodie – if you aren’t comfortable with a quick sew, feel free to safety pin or even duct tape. To the hood, attach adhesive white dots and glue on the googly eyes. Slap on the gloves, zip up the hoodie, and voila, you’re a spider. Thanks to MadInCrafts.com for this adorably scary getup.

I can’t get over the cute of this costume, brought to us by OhHappyDay.com – so very adorable!

Snail [http://ohhappyday.com/2012/10/snail-costume/]

Pretty simple, all you need is a ton of kraft paper, and your little trick-or-treater can wear it like a backpack. Here’s what you need:

Brown kraft paper

Masking tape

Headband

Styrafoam Balls

Ribbon

Glue gun

First, make the shell. Crumple up the paper, and starting at the corner, begin rolling it. Once you have a nice section, begin wrapping into a shell, until it is at desired size. Go back and redo with the glue gun to secure it in a few places. Next, make another half shell, and glue the two sides together. Take a square of cardboard and mount it to the shell. Tie ribbon to it to make it a nice little backpack!

Next, make the headband – take a dection of brown paper and crumble until it can stand on it’s own. Add styrafoam to the end, and hot glue the other end to the headband. So cute, so easy. Love this!

If any of you try these out please send over some pictures! We’d love to see how you all look!

What is a Beard Wipe you ask? Me too. Had to check this out and do my due diligence – but this is such an awesome idea for anyone out there who has, is married to, or has given birth to someone with a beard!

Zeke’s Beard Wipes is giving out free wipes – they are a MOBILE BEARD BATH (marketing genius) and are made with jojoba oil, coconut oil, and argan oil to keep you feeling fresh and moisturized. They sold out of their 1000 free samples so fast, but are so eager to get people trying that they are continuing their promotion so long as you cover the shipping cost. When you do, they’ll include a discount code with your beard wipe to reimburse you for this shipping cost for your next order at ZekesBeardWipes.com.

They promise to turn your beard into “something magnificent” – give it a shot people, I think they’re on to something.

In Game 1 of the World Series, Lorenzo Cain stole a base. But really, he stole A.M. Crunchwraps for all of America. Because of this stolen base, you can run into Taco Bell on Thursday, November 5 between 7-11 am to score your free A.M. Crunchwrap.

Is it any coincidence that #NationalChocolateDay falls during Halloween week? Probably not, and I am certainly not upset about it. In fact, I think my family and I will be celebrating aaaaall week long.

Delish.com was kind enough to let us in on all of the chocolate deals going on in honor of this national holiday. THANK YOU! Check out some of my favorites below:

Godiva has a chocolate rewards club that gets you a FREE piece of chocolate every month – in addition to a FREE reward every time you spend $20. In addition to this, in honor of Halloween and #NationalChocolateDay, they are offering 15% off of all dark chocolate purchases $65 or more. Not too shabby!

Ghirardelli allows you to take advantage of a FREE hot chocolate any time you order ANYTHING online. Additionally, all Halloween treats are 20% off.

Lindt has a rewards program much like Godiva – you should certainly sign up for it. You get 25 points just for enrolling, and then 1 point for every dollar you spend. After you reach 100 points, you get a chocolate reward! Additionally, now through tomorrow, everything is 25% off – so get to it while you can!

Lastly, Russell Stover also has a rewards program. You’ll get a FREE gift after spending $10, and anybody can get a 20% off coupon just by signing up for emails. Join!